The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-29
The MOOsilauke.

| DREEZf IOlNT, ~. H., JuIv 20.
The little boy with the umbrella over
his head, who sometimes appears un.
welcomely in Boston papers, has gone
| in out of the wet. His umbrella must
be wet through and probably it is quite
worn out by this time. This is the
third "spell o'weather," as farmers say,
since the first of May that we have pa
tiently or impatiently endured. We
had two weeks Of almost constant rain
in May; one week in June, to accom-
modate the muster at Concord proba-
bly,, and now we are in the midst of
another whose length we are at present
not able to state. This is another year
of total eclipse of the sun, and as
we are not to be favored with view
of that spectacle on this side of the
world, perhaps this extraordinary
weather is being sent us as our part in
the celebration. We are certainly get
ting all the eclipse of the sun that we
want, but if we were to be consulted
we should perhaps choose to have it
total for a short time and be through
with it.
Here at the Moosilauke we are try
ing to be cheerful in spite of weather,
and we are good company of people
for that purpose. If we are cast down
we are not destroyed. We think it
best to reverse the every day philoso-
ply, "look outward and not inward,
look upward and not downward" It
is decidedly more cheerful in these
days to look inward, for here we see
open fires to keep out the dampness,
and cheerful faces to keep out the
"blues." Groups of friends are scat
tered about in various places. Here
are two quartettes playing whist, there
a trio enjoying game of casino; and
yonder table with it's wildwood rec
tangle and gay little red and white
pins, tells the story of cribbage even
if we fculd not hfar the .safteen two,
fifteen four, fifteen six and pair
eight" All this is in the hall. In the
parlor there is long row of young
men and women dancing the Virginia
Reel to- the lively tune of "Little
Brown Jug" never saw SO large a
proportion Of tall young people in my
life as there are here, and this lofty
row which makes up the dance is real
ly what Sairey Camp would call sim
poging."
1t is delightful to see how every one
seems to enjoy life in spite of the lain.
If the clouds rise little SO that we
can see the tops of the lower noun
tains, like Cushman or Kineo, we see
half dozen or more starting for Ba-
ker's river by the Dartmouth or Clark's
path. They say it is grand sight in
these days of high water, but so far, l
have been satisfied to take their word
for it.. Prof. Burton has established
his headquarters ON the summit Of
in order to make map of
this region. This is his fourth day
there and not rod Of mother earth
has he been able to see yet. It's regu-
ar Mount Washington weather, and in
hat particular Moosilauke is by no
means anxious to rival it's distinguish
I'd neighbor. The Appalachian Noun
ain Club has voted three hundred dol
ars to improvements about this locali-
y and they could not have appropri-
tied money more wisely.
The Boston tenor, Mr.. George j.
Parker, comes to-day for a visit to
The Moosilauke" and all the guests
Ire anticipating great deal of pleas
Ire in consequence.
j. H. Ricketson of the Hollis Street
hoir, spent night here last week on {
lis way to the summit, ard he delight
ID every one by his fine singing. 1t is
Iuite rare to find professional singer
Who is generous with his gift of song,
nut Mr.. Ricketson, when he saw the
'leasure of the guests in his music and
heir desire for more, sang again and
gain in response to their call.
We have had charades, acting verbs,
hadow pantomimes, impromptu sto-
les and no end of amusements to en-
ven both days and evenings. Every
ne seems happy and no one gets cold
ven if il is rainy and cherries with
ut. The house is enjoying the same
nccessful patronage that it had last
ear and the guests seem like one
reat family.